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Published on 10/08/11 at 15:03See the Yamaha website
UTILIZATION
The keyboard is quite nice
But I wanted a lighter touch on the firmer pianissimo and fortissimo on the way I feel right on my piano (sometimes I feel the opposite on the CP50)
I also find that the difference in weight of the keys is not as important as on my piano, though I found the default on all digital pianos I've tried (except AvantGrand!)
As against the keyboard is ultra dynamic, it responds with extraordinary velocity (this is the first time I have such a mastery under the fingers at the beginning it made me funny!) (Well I ' it had still been trying the V-piano was like a madman with this unit)
The manual is quite clear
At first selection logic sounds of CP50 is quite confusing (though I'm not really a ball and it took me several days to understand) it is true that I had been much accustomed to Roland with their handy knob
Once we understand the logic of the menus everything is going pretty well
SOUNDS
The piano sound seems very good if not ultra-realistic
I love the stamp Yamaha very airy and pure, especially this one
Not everything is idyllic: the layer of the lowest velocity is quite high up so the pianissimos are quite limited, the sound is still artificial (well not so much ugly as Roland (Roland, however, is technically a step up) )
However the dynamics are fantastic, the main strength with the beauty of his
There are plenty of other sounds for fun and full of effects that I find very good (especially the chorus which sublimate certain sounds)
I want to say that the sounds that have no breaks velocities (SCM) are piano, CP80, the Rhodes and Wurly. The type DX7 electric pianos are normal samples (which do not prevent them to be absolutely sublime and captivating)
OVERALL OPINION
Title I wanted to write "the least bad" but it's a little guy not too happy with his unit.
But I can not say that my camera is perfect
I have tried many models (the furniture of all brands (even Kawai and yet it's really not easy !!!). I am fortunate to live near Lyon, so I even had the honor to try the Yamaha N3 and N1 (in my opinion it's not worth even a real piano but it's still excellent!)
Here are some comments very quickly to other portable models:
- Yamaha P155: piano sound a little behind compared to CP50, I hear digital artifacts related surely stretching and looping samples, however the P155 low velocities are more manageable than the CP50, if not exactly the same keyboard
- Yamaha CP5: keyboard too light and unweighted
- Roland FP7F: the piano sound does not please me but it's very subjective
- Roland RD700NX: same piano sounds that FP7F
- Roland V-Piano: a cheap and piano sound completely natural, but not better than RD700NX. The keyboard is very nice (better than RD700NX) but not the feel of an acoustic piano, yet this is not a requirement to have a keyboard that exactly reproduces the feel of an acoustic
- Korg SP and SV: To my ears it's not worth sampling Yamaha but still not bad
- Casio: quality did not seem at Roland, Korg and Yamaha, but it's certainly very reliable over time
- Kawai: excellent keyboard effectively (but not the equivalent of a sound!), However, the sampling is less enchanting than Yamaha (to my ears) but very good nonetheless
I can say that the CP50 is one that seems to me to offer the best compromise (a digital piano is not worth even a real piano, let alone a portable piano)
UTILIZATION
The keyboard is quite nice
But I wanted a lighter touch on the firmer pianissimo and fortissimo on the way I feel right on my piano (sometimes I feel the opposite on the CP50)
I also find that the difference in weight of the keys is not as important as on my piano, though I found the default on all digital pianos I've tried (except AvantGrand!)
As against the keyboard is ultra dynamic, it responds with extraordinary velocity (this is the first time I have such a mastery under the fingers at the beginning it made me funny!) (Well I ' it had still been trying the V-piano was like a madman with this unit)
The manual is quite clear
At first selection logic sounds of CP50 is quite confusing (though I'm not really a ball and it took me several days to understand) it is true that I had been much accustomed to Roland with their handy knob
Once we understand the logic of the menus everything is going pretty well
SOUNDS
The piano sound seems very good if not ultra-realistic
I love the stamp Yamaha very airy and pure, especially this one
Not everything is idyllic: the layer of the lowest velocity is quite high up so the pianissimos are quite limited, the sound is still artificial (well not so much ugly as Roland (Roland, however, is technically a step up) )
However the dynamics are fantastic, the main strength with the beauty of his
There are plenty of other sounds for fun and full of effects that I find very good (especially the chorus which sublimate certain sounds)
I want to say that the sounds that have no breaks velocities (SCM) are piano, CP80, the Rhodes and Wurly. The type DX7 electric pianos are normal samples (which do not prevent them to be absolutely sublime and captivating)
OVERALL OPINION
Title I wanted to write "the least bad" but it's a little guy not too happy with his unit.
But I can not say that my camera is perfect
I have tried many models (the furniture of all brands (even Kawai and yet it's really not easy !!!). I am fortunate to live near Lyon, so I even had the honor to try the Yamaha N3 and N1 (in my opinion it's not worth even a real piano but it's still excellent!)
Here are some comments very quickly to other portable models:
- Yamaha P155: piano sound a little behind compared to CP50, I hear digital artifacts related surely stretching and looping samples, however the P155 low velocities are more manageable than the CP50, if not exactly the same keyboard
- Yamaha CP5: keyboard too light and unweighted
- Roland FP7F: the piano sound does not please me but it's very subjective
- Roland RD700NX: same piano sounds that FP7F
- Roland V-Piano: a cheap and piano sound completely natural, but not better than RD700NX. The keyboard is very nice (better than RD700NX) but not the feel of an acoustic piano, yet this is not a requirement to have a keyboard that exactly reproduces the feel of an acoustic
- Korg SP and SV: To my ears it's not worth sampling Yamaha but still not bad
- Casio: quality did not seem at Roland, Korg and Yamaha, but it's certainly very reliable over time
- Kawai: excellent keyboard effectively (but not the equivalent of a sound!), However, the sampling is less enchanting than Yamaha (to my ears) but very good nonetheless
I can say that the CP50 is one that seems to me to offer the best compromise (a digital piano is not worth even a real piano, let alone a portable piano)